WorksheetsAQA Physics
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 55mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The gap between the readings in an experiment is called
a)
Range
b)
Interval
c)
Precision
d)
Accuracy
2.
When you forget to tare a weighing scale with a beaker on before measuring the mass of a powder, you make
a)
A random error
b)
An anomalous result
c)
A systematic error
d)
A fool of yourself
3.
If you investigate the relationship between the type of surface of a can and the infrared radiation it emits when containing hot water, you must keep all the same but
a)
The initial temperature of the water
b)
The surface
c)
The volume of water
d)
The temperature of the room
4.
The internal energy of particles is larger in
a)
A solid
b)
A gas
c)
A liquid
d)
A particle
5.
A change of state from liquid to solid is called
a)
Condensation
b)
Sublimation
c)
Solidifying
d)
Boiling
6.
This can occur in vacuum
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Sound
d)
Radiation
7.
The temperature of a glass of water at 4 degrees is placed in a room at 20 degrees. Heat transfer will be
a)
Into the water
b)
To the surroundings
c)
There won't be any heat transfer
8.
The unit of Specific Heat Capacity is
a)
Kilogram per Joule per Celsius degree
b)
Joule per kilogram per Celsius degree
c)
Celsius degree per Joule per kilogram
d)
Kilometre
9.
You can reduce heat loss from your houses by using
a)
Loft Insulation
b)
Black sheets behind radiators
c)
Single glazing
d)
Opening the windows
10.
A liquid has
a)
Fixed shape and volume
b)
Fixed volume but not shape
c)
Fixed shape but not volume
d)
Neither a fixed shape nor a fixed volume
11.
Which bulb is most efficient?
a)
Receives 30 Joules, wastes 10
b)
Receives 40 Joules, wastes 10
c)
Receives 30 Joules, wastes 5
d)
Receives 40 Joules, wastes 5
12.
Which power station is not contributing to CO2 release?
a)
Gas
b)
Coal
c)
Nuclear
d)
Oil
13.
Which water power requires a floating generator?
a)
Tidal
b)
Hydroelectric
c)
Wave
d)
Toilet flush
14.
Which type of fuel can meet daily variations in electrcity demand
a)
Nuclear
b)
Biofuel
c)
Coal
d)
Gas
15.
Sound is a...
a)
Transverse wave
b)
Electromagnetic wave
c)
Mexican wave
d)
Mechanical wave
16.
The speed of a wave is
a)
Wavelength x frequency
b)
Frequency ÷ Wavelength
c)
Wavelength²
d)
Frequency
17.
The number of waves passing through a point per second is the...
a)
Frequency
b)
Wavelength
c)
Time period
d)
Amplitude
18.
The piece of equipment that is used to study water waves is
a)
A bath
b)
A think tank
c)
A ripple tank
d)
A rope tank
19.
The angle between an incoming ray of light and the surface of a material is the...
a)
angle of refraction
b)
90 - angle of incidence
c)
angle of incidence
d)
normal direction
20.
Diffraction: The narrower the gap
a)
The more diffraction
b)
The less diffraction
c)
changes nothing to diffraction
d)
The less the sumo is squeezed
21.
Waves used to transmit terrestrial TV signals
a)
Microwaves
b)
Long wavelength radiowaves
c)
Infra red radiations
d)
Short wavelength radiowaves
22.
An optical fibre transmits
a)
Sound
b)
Ultraviolet light
c)
Infra red light
d)
Electricity
23.
The wavelength of ultraviolet radiation is about
a)
10³m
b)
1m
c)
10⁻⁶m
d)
10⁻⁹m
24.
Quiet high pitched sound has
a)
High frequency, high amplitude
b)
Low frequency, low amplitude
c)
Low frequency, high amplitude
d)
High frequency, low amplitude
25.
What is the unit for measuring energy?
a)
Newton
b)
Kilogram
c)
Joule
d)
Jewel
26.
What is the name for energy stored in a hot object?
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)
Fire
d)
Electrical
27.
What type of energy is stored in food and fuel?
a)
Chemical
b)
Thermal
c)
Potential
d)
Calories
28.
When an object is moved to a higher position, what name is given to the energy it then stores?
a)
Gravitational Potential
b)
Elastic
c)
Height
d)
Kinetic
29.
What are the energy transfers when a ball bounces?
a)
kinetic → heat → kinetic
b)
kinetic → sound → gravitational
c)
kinetic → elastic → kinetic
d)
elastic → kinetic → elastic
30.
When a moving car slows down, a lot of the kinetic energy is transferred by forces to a thermal energy store in the brakes.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
31.
What is an energy transfer?
a)
Dancing
b)
Movement of energy
c)
Movement of energy from one store to another
d)
something moving
32.
What is an object or group of objects?
a)
systematic
b)
system
c)
suspect
d)
suspicious
33.
This is the type of energy stored in a stretched elastic band
a)
Elastic potential energy
b)
Elastic
c)
Gravitational potential energy
d)
Gravity
34.
What is the name of the law for "energy can not be created or destroyed. In a closed system there is no net change to the amount of energy in the system"
a)
conservation of energy
b)
conserving energy
c)
energy of conservation
35.
At which position does the block have the greatest potential energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
36.
During a pull-up, a 90kg man raises himself by 80cm. Calculate the work done in a single pull-up.
a)
72 Joules
b)
7200 Joules
c)
1,125 Joules
d)
112,500 Joules
37.
A force exerted over a distance to move an object is ______________________.
a)
power
b)
work
c)
momentum
d)
Watt
38.
A 5000N block is lifted 10 m. How much work was done?
a)
50000 J
b)
5000 J
c)
500 J
d)
50 J
39.
How much work is produced when 350 N is used to move a car 5 m?
a)
70 J
b)
1750 J
c)
355 J
d)
175 J
40.
The unit used to measure work is the
a)
Watt
b)
Newton
c)
Joule
d)
meter
41.
What is the unit for mass?
a)
Kilogram (Kg)
b)
Newton (N)
c)
Joule (J)
d)
Watt (W)
42.
Work done = Force x _________
a)
a. distance
b)
b. acceleration
c)
c. velocity
d)
d. speed
43.
Force is a _____ or _______
a)
simple complex
b)
push pull
c)
up down
d)
in out
44.
Look at the diagram. Which point does the ball have the maximum potential energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
45.
Look at the diagram. At which point does the ball have the maximum kinetic energy?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
46.
A boy lifted his school bag of mass 3 kg from the floor to his lap through a height of 0.5 m. What is the gravitational potential energy gained by the bag?
a)
1.5 J
b)
15 J
c)
150 J
d)
1500 J
47.
What is the unit of measurement for Power?
a)
Joules
b)
Newtons
c)
Watts
d)
Meters
48.
You drop a 5 kg ball from a height of 2 m. Just before it reaches the ground, how much kinetic energy does it have?
a)
10 J
b)
100 J
c)
7 J
d)
20 J
49.
If someone does 70,000 J of work with a power of 14,000 watts, what is the amount of time it was done in?
a)
5 seconds
b)
50 seconds
c)
0.200 seconds
d)
980,000,000 seconds
50.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction
51.
Power is defined as the quantity that measures the rate at which _____ is done or energy is transformed.
a)
energy
b)
time
c)
work
d)
elasticity
52.
What is the formula for Gravitational Potential Energy?
a)
GPE = m*g*h
b)
KE = 1/2m*v2
c)
E = F*d
d)
P = E/t
53.
How do we calculate work?
a)
E = F x d
b)
E = F ÷ D
c)
F = E x D
d)
F = E ÷ D
54.
How do you calculate power?
a)
P = W/t
b)
P = E/t
c)
P = w * t
d)
P = bbq/chicken
55.
Kinetic energy is
a)
The energy of heat
b)
The energy of motion
c)
The energy of gravity
d)
The energy of light
56.
A battery converts what type of energy to another?
a)
sound to kinetic
b)
light to heat
c)
mechanical to electrical
d)
chemical to electrical
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